Newcastle

The road to Brexit was never going to be easy or fast as demonstrated last week when MPs voted for a law that would prevent the UK leaving the EU without asking for a longer extension. The law, which will almost certainly mean the UK taking part in the EU […]

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life is set to return to the North East in June with events taking place in Sunderland, Newcastle and Gateshead. The fundraising event aims to collect as much as possible for the charity Cancer Research UK, and has changed its methods of fundraising in the […]

The University of Sunderland is looking for a support act to open Stage 2 at the This Is Tomorrow festival on May 24, 2019. To qualify, the band must include at least one Sunderland student, graduate, or member of staff. Entrants must submit a link to a 30-60 second video […]

Team GB and sporting legend Steve Cram were at the Intu Metrocentre on March 25 to raise awareness of the 2019 World Transplant Games, which take place in Newcastle and Gateshead in August 2019. At the event, athletes talked about why they are supporting the Games, but more importantly why […]

‘Newcastle Start-up Week’, a 5-day business festival, is set to return to Newcastle for the third year running on May 13-17 this year. The festival aims to help businesses start and grow throughout the North East and aims to attract over 750+ delegates this year, up from the 600 over […]

St Patrick’s Day is one of the most popular holidays across the world. However, to those without direct Irish links, its cultural significance can often be lost behind the partying. For the members of Newcastle’s Tyneside Irish Centre, the day means much more than just that.

St Patrick’s Day is one of the most popular holidays across the world. However, to those without direct Irish links, its cultural significance can often be lost behind the partying. For the members of Newcastle’s Tyneside Irish Centre, the day means much more than that. See video:

UCAS, the UK’s biggest service for applications to higher education, will be holding an exhibition at Newcastle Utilita Arena on April 30. The convention starts from 9.30am on Tuesday and runs until 5pm. The event will give the students greater insight of what’s like to study a certain subject or […]

After a three-year hiatus from releasing music, Newcastle rap artist Kay Greyson is determined to make 2019 her own. So far this year, Greyson has been the subject of a recent feature on BBC’s prime-time show Inside Out, released a new single (Give It All – out March 11) and delivered a […]

Women covered Grey’s Monument in 1,000 red pom-poms to raise awareness of period poverty in the region for International Women’s Day (8 March). Around 100 women also took part in a flash mob choir, performing an original song composed by community musician Bethany Elen Coyle to promote period positivity. The […]